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Health conditions in a cohort of NZ Vietnam veterans: hospital admissions between 1988 & 2009

DavidMcBride, Brian Cox, John Broughton, Darryl Tong  -  Published 9 December 2015

Objectives To inform the provision of support to veterans by analysing hospital discharge data, thereby identifying which conditions show an excess risk, require specific management strategies and deserve further investigation.

  

The mortality and cancer experience of New Zealand Vietnam war veterans: a cohort study

DavidMcBride, Brian Cox, John Broughton, Darryl Tong  -  Published 2 September 2013 

Objectives The aim was to observe the patterns of mortality and cancer incidence in New Zealand Vietnam veterans. The objectives were to assess whether the patterns of disease observed were consistent with those associated with military service in Vietnam, and similar to the patterns identified in other groups of Vietnam veterans.